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Glazing- An outmost layer of vitreous liquid (glaze) that, upon firing renders ceramics waterproof and form a decorative surface. In painting a technique particularly used with oil medium in which a transparent layer of paint (glaze) is laid over another, usually lighter, painted or glazed area.
Glazing		 Golden section- A ratio between two divisions of a line in which the smaller part is the same proportion to the larger as the larger is to the whole. It is sad to be the ideal proportion and was supposedly discovered by the Greeks.
Golden section		 Good Shepherd- A man carrying a sheep or calf or with a sheep or calf at his side. in classical art, the god Hermes carrying a calf; in Christian art, Jesus Christ with a sheep (an image inspired by the Old testament 23rd Psalm or the New Testament parable of the Good Shepherd.
Good Shepherd		 Graffiti- Crude inscriptions, designs or drawings scratched or painted on a surface, usually meant to be seen by the public.
Graffiti		 Grand Manner- An elevated style of painting popular in the eighteenth century in which the artist looked to the ancients and to the Renaissance for inspiration; for portraits as well as history painting, the artist would adopt the poses, compositions, and attitudes of renaissance and antique models.
Grand Manner		 Granulation- A technique for decorating gold in which tiny balls of the precious metal are fused to the main surface.
Granulation
Grattage- A pattern created by scraping off layers of paint from a canvas laid over a textured surface.
Grattage		 Griffin- An imaginary creature with the head wings and claws of an eagle and the body and hind legs of a lion.
Griffin		 Grisaille- A style of monochromatic painting in shades of gray, also a painting made in this style.
Grisaille		 Groundline- The solid baseline that indicates the ground plane on which a figure stands. In ancient representations, such as those of the Egyptians, the figures and the objects are placed on a series of groundlines to indicate depth.
Groundline		 Haniwa- Pottery forms, including cylinders, buildings, and human figures that were placed on top of Japanese tombs or burial grounds.
Haniwa		 Heliograph- A type of early photograph created by the exposure to sunlight of a plate coated with light sensitive asphalt
Heliograph
Glazing- An outmost layer of vitreous liquid (glaze) that, upon firing renders ceramics waterproof and form a decorative surface. In painting a technique particularly used with oil medium in which a transparent layer of paint (glaze) is laid over another, usually lighter, painted or glazed area.

Gloss- A type of clay slip used in ceramics by ancient Greeks and Romans that, when fired imparts a colorful sheen to the surface.

Gold Leaf- Paper thin sheets of hammered gold that are used in gilding. In some cases it is also used as a ground for painting.

Golden section- A ratio between two divisions of a line in which the smaller part is the same proportion to the larger as the larger is to the whole. It is sad to be the ideal proportion and was supposedly discovered by the Greeks.

Good Shepherd- A man carrying a sheep or calf or with a sheep or calf at his side. in classical art, the god Hermes carrying a calf; in Christian art, Jesus Christ with a sheep (an image inspired by the Old testament 23rd Psalm or the New Testament parable of the Good Shepherd.

Gouache- Opaque watercolor mixed with a white pigment. Also a work made with this paint.

Graffiti- Crude inscriptions, designs or drawings scratched or painted on a surface, usually meant to be seen by the public. (see Jean- Michel Basquiat)

Grand Manner- An elevated style of painting popular in the eighteenth century in which the artist looked to the ancients and to the Renaissance for inspiration; for portraits as well as history painting, the artist would adopt the poses, compositions, and attitudes of renaissance and antique models.

Grand tour- Popular during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, an extended tour of cultural sites in southern Europe intended to finish the education of a young upper-class person from Britain or North America.

Granulation- A technique for decorating gold in which tiny balls of the precious metal are fused to the main surface.

Graphic arts- Arts involving the application of lines and strokes to a two dimensional surface or support, most often paper. graphic design includes a concern in the visual arts for shape, line and two dimensional patterning, especially apparent in works of typography and lettering. Both Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol started as graphic artists.

Grattage- A pattern created by scraping off layers of paint from a canvas laid over a textured surface. See also frottage

Griffin- An imaginary creature with the head wings and claws of an eagle and the body and hind legs of a lion.

Grisaille- A style of monochromatic painting in shades of gray, also a painting made in this style.

Groundline- The solid baseline that indicates the ground plane on which a figure stands. In ancient representations, such as those of the Egyptians, the figures and the objects are placed on a series of groundlines to indicate depth.

Hand scroll- A long, narrow horizontal painting or text common in Chinese and Japanese art and of a size intended for individual use. A hand scroll is stored tightly wrapped around a wooden pin  and is unrolled for viewing.

Haniwa- Pottery forms, including cylinders, buildings, and human figures that were placed on top of Japanese tombs or burial grounds.

Heliograph- A type of early photograph created by the exposure to sunlight of a plate coated with light sensitive asphalt.		 Personals 120x600 IM

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